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Chronomètre Souvrain slowed down about a year after service and overhaul: Solution was a Quick Fix.
At the WatchTime show in NYC last October, we were dog-piling and pairing watches, and I noticed that my Chronomètre Souvrain was slower than the others. Having had it serviced & overhauled barely a year ago, I was concerned; so I headed for the FP Journe Boutique on Madison Avenue. William suggested it might be nothing more than a magnitized movement and told me to return for it later. I did so, and after a de-magnetized treatment , it's been fine ever since. Whewwwww!
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Chronomètre Souvrain slowed down about a year after service and overhaul: Solution was a Quick Fix.
At the WatchTime show in NYC last October, we were dog-piling and pairing watches, and I noticed that my Chronomètre Souvrain was slower than the others. Having had it serviced & overhauled barely a year ago, I was concerned; so I headed for the FP Jo...
The CS is an amazing and highly accurate watch
Mine is less than +1 sec/day. So you where right to bring it in. Magnetism is everywhere these days. I have bought a demagnetizer from Witschi. (I asked a Patek watchmaker at their service center, which one to get, and he recommended this one: Witschi Tes...